The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1887-08-20
THE NEW RAILROAD.
THE TRUE INwARDNEss OF THE ORE
CON PACIFIC SCHEME.

uulSeu III dDOuJ tne oregon Paclfl
Co.'S intentions as to an easter
outlet, but the movements of il
engineers in this vicinity recently
prove that ali theories have beel
wide of the mark.
The Oregon Pacific is headed 70
Ogden and Salt Lake, regardless 0
the Chicago & Northwestern, O
any other connection. The lin,
will be located from the crossing O
Snake river, gust above the mouth
of the Boise river, through the rich
Dixie valley country (along the
south side of Boise river) direct tc
the southern outskirts of Caldwell.
swinging around the edge of the
bench south of Elijah l.'rost's resi-
dence and across the homestead of
Robt. q. Strahqrn. Thence in a
southeasterly course across the fer
lille bench lands between Caldwell
and Deer Park, leaving Nampa
four miles and Boise twenty-four
miles to the north, on bee line for
Walters Ferry, where Snake river
will be recrossed; thence, accord
ing to reliable informant, the en-
glneers will try to find practical
BILE line via. the Bruneau river and
Goose creek regions.
The advantages of this route
over more nortl arnly one, are APP
parent to any one acquainted with
the lay Of the country and it's re-
Tsourses, and the numerous good
connections offered at Salt Lake
and Ogden.
The proposed Boise City route
would be very expensive, and have
as an iiRcentiye but little developed
business outside of Boise valley,
OF winch there Is only thirty miles
above CaldWell-apd the best part
Of 'the valley is tapped when the
fine extends through the lower half
of it to Caldwell. Then the line
you'd compete with the Oregon
Short Line for all the Jordan Val
ley, Silver City, and Owyhee bust
ness, while it would capture all of
the Bruneau and Goose Creek bust
ness.
To understand this more clearly, {
1T should be remembered that four 6
afths of the Oregon Short Line I
traffic, west Of Shnshone, comes !
from south Of its line, that being :
the great cattle, wool and horse c
country, besides being full of rich 1
mines. The region named would
be pierced through its center by the i
Oregon Pacific's new line. :, ''
The distance from Caldwell If c.
Ogden or Salt Lakess orp--l----o
,;aven-s car,sss~-Bgss.e,- where connec-
lfons can row be made with three
great lines and soon with two more,
is less than $50 miles. BY the !
present Oregon Short Line route, it
is over 400 miles. At Ogden and i
Salt Lake the new line would en- /,
Joy large local business, and take ,
front rank with other transconti- ,
mental lines in through traffic. ;
This is all the natural conse-
quence of the failure of the Chicago !
& Northwestern to extend its line ,,
in this direction. 1t is now plain 6
that the Oregon Pacific cannot hope
for connection with the Chicago
Il Northwestern in less than three ]
years, as the latter line is doing
practically nothing. Therefore the
Oregon Pacific looks to the Oregon ;,
Short Line at Caldwell, for its first h
eastern connection, and by adding y
another $50 miles, it will enjoy all c
the advantages pointed out in the I
above paragraphs, n
Recent dispatches from New v
n T
his good news. Caldwell is in the
light place for railroad centre. Z
Let our people keep on with their h
present rate of progress, and when il
offers, meet new rail "
Dad propositions half way, and
'ur future will surpass our most G.
anguine expectations. ~,